Management & Operations

Pierce Transit CEO search down to 2 candidates

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Pierce Transit’s search for a new CEO has dropped from three candidates to two; one from the private sector and one from the public sector, reported The News Tribune.

Michael D. Griffus is the former chief executive of Keolis Transit America, a Los Angeles-based company that manages transit and rail operations across North America, while Susan Dreier is currently serving as chief operating officer at Ore.’s Salem-Keizer Transit.

The two finalists will visit Tacoma for a Pierce Transit tour, meetings with staff and “a community stakeholder meeting at a date to be determined,” with the board expected to vote on a new CEO the same day. For the full story, click here.